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From the front of the choir: Singing is all about listening I wrote last week about people who think they can’t ‘sing’ because they think they need training or singing lessons first (Your singing voice: if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it!). We focus so much on our mouths and what comes out of them, that often we forget one of the most important aspect of singing: listening. listening to your own voice This is what we tend to do the most of. We worry if it’s any good, if we’re getting the notes in the right order, what other people might think of us, why our singing voice is such rubbish, if we’ve remembered the instructions from last rehearsal. The problem is, if we focus too much on ourselves and the production of sound, we stop being part of the choir or the song and become a self-centred island. When we’re new to this choir lark or when we’re particularly nervous, our tendency is to focus inwards and worry about ourselves. listening to others in your part But that’s not enough if you’re singing a song in harmony. listening to the overall sound